Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Chromolaena odorata
Scientific Name and Description
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. KING & H. ROBINSON
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Chrysocoma maculata Vell.
Chrysocoma maculata Vell. Conc.
Chrysocoma volubilis Vell. Conc.
Eupatorium brachiatum Sw. ex Wikstr.
Eupatorium clematitis DC.
Eupatorium conyzoides Mill.
Eupatorium dichotomum Sch.Bip.
Eupatorium divergens Less.
Eupatorium floribundum Kunth
Eupatorium graciliflorum DC.
Eupatorium klattii Millsp.
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Eupatorium sabeanum Buckley
Eupatorium stigmatosum Meyen & Walp.
Osmia atriplicifolia (Vahl) Sch.Bip.
Osmia clematitis (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia divergens (Less.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia floribunda (Kunth) Sch.Bip.
Osmia graciliflora (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia graciliflorum (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia odorata (L.) Sch.Bip.
Chrysocoma maculata Vell.
Chrysocoma maculata Vell. Conc.
Chrysocoma volubilis Vell. Conc.
Eupatorium brachiatum Sw. ex Wikstr.
Eupatorium clematitis DC.
Eupatorium conyzoides Mill.
Eupatorium dichotomum Sch.Bip.
Eupatorium divergens Less.
Eupatorium floribundum Kunth
Eupatorium graciliflorum DC.
Eupatorium klattii Millsp.
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Eupatorium sabeanum Buckley
Eupatorium stigmatosum Meyen & Walp.
Osmia atriplicifolia (Vahl) Sch.Bip.
Osmia clematitis (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia divergens (Less.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia floribunda (Kunth) Sch.Bip.
Osmia graciliflora (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia graciliflorum (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Osmia odorata (L.) Sch.Bip.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | siamweed, triffid weed |
| Kannada | kamyunist kale |
| Common Names | Siam weed, Christmas bush |
| Hindi | Gandherak |
| Bengali | Gandheraj |
| Tamil | Arayal keerai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
The plant is reported for bone fracture, sprain (Saxena & Dutta, 1975) and to stop bleeding (Malik, 1996).
Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King and H. Rob.
Habit-Shrub
Parts used -Leaves, root, seed
Application -Malaria; wounds; vegetable; anti-bleeding; obstetric diseases; gastric ulcers; wounds; skin infections; fever; cough; skin injuries; breathing problems
Treatment -General
References -Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005, Das et al. 2013, Namsa et al. 2009
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2005
Das et al. 2013
Namsa et al. 2009
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
FLORA OF INDIA VOL 12 Author - ED. B.D. SHARMA & M.SANJAPPA , N.P. BALAKRISHNAN
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Jowai Vol.I Author - N.P.Balakrishnan
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
FLORA OF RAJASTHAN Author - KUNDAN K SHARMA & SHIVA SHARMA
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Ethno-Pharmacological Diversity in Family Asteraceae in the State of Orissa
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Chromolaena odorata. (2024, June 25). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromolaena_odorata